Probably they were not related.
Edward wrote a book called "The adventure of chess".
In chapter 4 he writes about Emanuel:

CHAPTER IV

Reminiscences of the Great Masters of Our Era

EMANUEL LASKER, MATHEMATICIAN AND PHILOSOPHER

From the viewpoint of the chess historian, I was very fortunate in
that the accident of my birth made me a contemporary of the three world
champions who dominated the chess scene in the first four decades of this
century. They were the German, Dr. Emanuel Lasker; the Cuban, Jose Raul
Capa-blanca; and the Russian, Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine. I became
intimately acquainted with all three of them, as opponents across the
chessboard and as human beings.
Emanuel Lasker had won the world title by defeating Steinitz in 1894 in
New York. After fourteen years of residence in the United States he returned
to his native country to marry the sweetheart of his college days. I had
been looking forward with awe and excitement to meeting him. I was a young
student in Berlin at the time, and Lasker, naturally,was my hero. My father
had shown me the game of chess when I was a boy of six, just because he had
read reports of the great chess victories of our namesake abroad, and I had,
of course, resolved to become a chess champion too. I had not been able to
establish a family relationship, but after making Lasker's acquaintance I
found that, quite apart from chess, there were many other interests which
bound us together more strongly than family ties. As a matter of fact, on
the many occasions when we met, in thirty-three years of unbroken
friendship, he very rarely talked about chess. When he did do so, I always
learned a great deal. No matter what subject he discussed, he brought to it
an interesting, original point of view.
By training he was a mathematician.

Dik

"John Lamont" schreef in bericht
om...
They were cousins, Emmanuel was of course among the best of all time,
Edward was probably a strong IM in strength..

"D.A.H. Kruyt" wrote in message ...
Probably they were not related.
Edward wrote a book called "The adventure of chess".
In chapter 4 he writes about Emanuel:

CHAPTER IV
Reminiscences of the Great Masters of Our Era
EMANUEL LASKER, MATHEMATICIAN AND PHILOSOPHER
...
I had not been able to establish a family relationship, but after making
Lasker's acquaintance I found that, quite apart from chess, there were many
other interests which bound us together more strongly than family ties. As a
matter of fact, on the many occasions when we met, in thirty-three years of
unbroken friendship, he very rarely talked about chess....
"John Lamont" schreef in bericht
om...
They were cousins, Emmanuel was of course among the best of all time,
Edward was probably a strong IM in strength.

As far as I can recall reading, Emanuel Lasker and Edward Lasker were very
distant (seventh?) cousins, but apparently they were unaware of their kinship
during the long period of their friendship.

John Lamont wrote (17 Jul 2003 04:32:42 -0700):
They were cousins, Emmanuel was of course among the best
of all time, Edward was probably a strong IM in strength..

_
After the death of Emanuel, Edward Lasker claimed that it
had been discovered that they were related. Some people
were skeptical. I do not think that Edward Lasker ever
produced details about the relationship.

D.A.H. Kruyt wrote (Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:23:22 +0200):
Probably they were not related.
Edward wrote a book called "The adventure of chess".
In chapter 4 he writes about Emanuel:

I had not been able to establish a family relationship, but after
making Lasker's acquaintance I found that, quite apart from
chess, there were many other interests which bound us
together more strongly than family ties.

_
In one of his books, Edward Lasker did claim that a family
relationship was eventually discovered. This claim was
made after the death of Emanuel and I do not believe that
Edward Lasker gave details about the relationship. Some
were skeptical.